Melete salacia

Melete salacia is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. It is found in Mexico and on Hispaniola and Cuba. The habitat consists of mesic hardwood forests.[2]

Melete salacia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pieridae
Genus: Melete
Species:
M. salacia
Binomial name
Melete salacia
(Godart, 1819)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris salacia Godart, 1819
  • Pieris vecticlusa Butler, 1865

The length of the forewings is 22–29 mm (0.87–1.14 in) for males and 23–26 mm (0.91–1.02 in) for females.[2] Adults feed on flower nectar of a variety of flowers, including Asclepias, Palicourea barbinervia, Cordia globosa, Lantana ovatifolia, Morinda citrifolia, Tournefortia hirsutissima, Ageratum conyzoides, Coffea arabica and Croton barahonensis.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:[1]

  • Melete salacia salacia (Mexico)
  • Melete salacia cubana Fruhstorfer, 1908 (Hispaniola, Cuba)
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References
  1. Melete, Site of Markku Savela
  2. The butterflies of Hispaniola


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